The Sofar Ocean real-time ocean intelligence platform is powered by thousands of coastal and open ocean drifter buoys covering the world’s oceans. It provides real-time wave, wind, temperature, currents, in addition to forecast and hindcast data, as well as other types of intelligence.
A robust distributed sensor platform with integrated solar power, satellite data connectivity, and modular sensor payload capabilities for the most demanding marine applications.
Modern APIs provide access to our global marine weather forecast model which assimilates the sensor data with those of NOAA and ECMWF for applications such as dynamic ship routing.
Our products are used worldwide by amazing people and organizations to collect data, create ocean awareness, and build ocean industries.
Swimsol is an Austrian-Maldivian company that is specialized in developing floating solar systems for marine environments.
Read moreThe purchase and operating cost of the Spotter is much lower than the large buoy so we are now using it as our primary offshore wave data source and have purchased a second spotter to allow them to be regularly swapped over while moorings are checked and biofouling removed.
Read moreIn the world of aquaculture it is important to get the full-picture of what is going on the surface and underwater at your facility. Whether inspecting cages and pens, getting live video during feedings or monitoring for invasive species, or monitoring live ocean weather at your site, knowledge is a valuable tool for aquaculture farms.
Read moreHistorical and real-time access to marine data is paramount to the success of marine operations. Marine renewable energy programs require accurate environmental conditions at all stages: site characterisation and energy potential assessment, design criteria, construction, performance and fatigue analysis.
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Swimsol is an Austrian-Maldivian company that is specialized in developing floating solar systems for marine environments.
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